Musk’s Twitter claims best taken with a pinch of saltIt is easier to break even when costs have been cut to the boneThu Apr 13 2023 - 05:00
ICS Mortgage’s parent bond deal lifts competition hopesCantillon: Nonbank lenders had been expected to help fill the void after the departure of Ulster Bank and KBC Bank from Irish marketThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:22
Kerry Co-op calls in industry veteran to break deadlockCo-op shareholders are uneasy about how the board plans to finance its stake in spun-out traditional dairy joint ventureThu Apr 06 2023 - 05:00
Property prices slow as industry insists market will not see reversalStrong demand combined with supply shortages will keep upward pressure on prices but higher interest rates will contrain buyersTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:15
Future of print newspapers laid out in stark terms End-date for daily printed papers puts pressure on Mediahuis to increase its digital subscriber totalTue Apr 04 2023 - 05:00
Longwave radio closure a long time coming for RTÉBroadcaster is right not to spend millions in public money to keep outdated service goingSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:30
US crypto crackdown spells trouble for EU regulatorsFederal authorities have indicated a new willingness to get tough with the sector’s biggest players in recent weeksSat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Twitter ‘verification’ plan is not going wellWhy would any organisation pay almost €1,000 a month for a gold badge?Sat Apr 01 2023 - 05:00
Has Government the will to meet the State pension challenge?Having refused to extend State pension age, failure to address how to fund it will impoverish already living future generationsThu Mar 30 2023 - 05:10
After a pandemic surge are house prices finally going to fall?Daft.ie has found that asking prices are falling for the first time in a decadeWed Mar 29 2023 - 12:03
Severance packages for Google staff might not be all they seemAttractive details add up to large lump sums but certain conditions dampen down benefit for someTue Mar 28 2023 - 05:00
Holly Cairns’ opening salvo strikes an economic chordCombined impact of housing crisis and stagnant wages highlighted by 2021 ESRI studyTue Mar 28 2023 - 05:00
Why did Elon Musk pick April Fools’ Day to start removing Twitter’s blue checkmarks?Choice of April 1st to begin winding down ‘legacy’ verification scheme revives bad memories of Tesla boss’s 2018 ‘bankwupt’ jokeSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:45
Accenture CEO says the quiet part out loudJulie Sweet described mass layoffs as an ‘opportunity’Sat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Mortgage data tells a sobering taleOverall figures skewed by switching and obscure the fact that average loan sizes are still on the riseSat Mar 25 2023 - 05:00
Energy crisis sends State laughing all the way to the bankGovernment to reap almost €1 billion from energy companiesThu Mar 23 2023 - 06:48
Lagarde highlights tit-for-tat inflation dynamicECB chief warns firms are increasing profit margins while workers are pushing for higher wages in tight labour marketsThu Mar 23 2023 - 06:00
Crypto thrives on the wreckage in traditional banking sectorBitcoin hit its highest level in nine months on MondayTue Mar 21 2023 - 05:00
DUP reverts to type on latest Brexit agreementParty signals it will vote against the Windsor framework designed to boost trade and the local economyTue Mar 21 2023 - 04:45
EU fiscal rules must be more country-specific and allow for green spend, think tank saysTasc report highlights key vulnerabilities in current system while heralding proposed reformsSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
City of London threatens to ‘flex its muscles’ with Dublin’s funds industry over EU talksIrish-born City of London lord mayor, Nicholas Lyons, says there is ‘always another way to do things’ if good relations are not rebuiltSat Mar 18 2023 - 05:00
House price growth in Ireland is falling, will it turn negative?Property industry insists prices will continue to grow even as higher interest rates send markets across the globe into reverseThu Mar 16 2023 - 05:00
Credit Suisse isn’t the next Lehman Brothers. Yet Swiss firm has been the sick bank of Europe for some time. Where does it go from here?Wed Mar 15 2023 - 16:02
Coimisiún na Meán project reaches opening credits as BAI bows outGovernment’s ambitious update of media regulation to include online safety reflects the times we live inWed Mar 15 2023 - 15:26
Progress on Irish banker accountability rules is painfully slowFirms have until the middle of next year to document top managers’ responsibilities – six years after the process beganTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00
Problems remain for Irish tech firms despite SVB rescueLosing a tech-friendly bank will be a big blow for firmsTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00
Housing output still well off the mark despite positive signsCompletions expected to flatline this year after jumping in 2022Tue Mar 14 2023 - 00:01
Higher interest rates trigger falloff in planning permissions for apartments Central Statistics Office figures show total number of dwelling units granted planning in 2022 fell by 20.5%Sat Mar 11 2023 - 06:00
A hard week for Twitter boss Elon MuskThe second richest man in the world gets another reminder while he may own Twitter he cannot make decisions about it on a whim with no repercussionsSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will be watched closelySVB’s fall has huge implications for the wider technology sectorSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:00
Cantillon: Hype about AI warrants scepticismThe likes of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard are impressive but are far from being akin to an artificial brainThu Mar 09 2023 - 05:00
Revolut route to dominance not so clear cut nowRevolut and N26 are still a big threat to legacy banks, but they now have their own problemsWed Mar 08 2023 - 15:06
Learning lessons on pensions from our near neighboursBritain is moving towards younger enrolment in compulsory workplace pensions without any lower limit in earningsTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Are firms profiteering on the back of inflation?ECB chief economist Philip Lane links surprise strength of goods inflation to corporate profitabilityTue Mar 07 2023 - 05:00
Oscar canapés at the ready for California-bound Catherine MartinMinister will be hoping the sun shines on the Irish film industry during her Los Angeles visitSat Mar 04 2023 - 06:30
The mysteries of measuring the Irish economyRevised CSO estimates for Irish GDP could mean the euro zone as a whole slipped into the red late last yearFri Mar 03 2023 - 15:16
Renewable energy scheme costs families and businesses dearGreencoat results show how energy industry profits from windThu Mar 02 2023 - 06:00
Surprise increase in inflation runs counter to forecastsAnnualised price growth in February was 8%, up from 7.5% in the previous month, CSO figures indicateWed Mar 01 2023 - 13:20
Will higher interest rates trigger a fall in Irish house prices? Prices set to continue rising because of supply shortages, but others disagree, says industry sourceTue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
Labour force figures paint an uneven picture Youth and long-term joblessness numbers encouraging but hospitality has ground to make upTue Feb 28 2023 - 05:00
Banker bonuses return to a bailed out bankBank of Ireland can't afford any more scandal if bonuses are to become acceptable to the wider publicSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Dublin Airport on Heathrow’s coat-tails as it seeks rise in passenger chargesIssues have arisen around cleanliness and overflowing bins at the facility, while the DAA has said it needs more moneySat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Coinbase in eye of the stormListed crypto exchange lost $2.6bn last year amid broader downturnSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Energy costs are going down, will my gas and electricity bills fall too?Energy markets are complex and there are valid reasons why consumers aren’t benefitting immediately from fall in wholesale electricity pricesThu Feb 23 2023 - 06:00
Shelbourne Hotel’s strong results make you wonder why special 9% VAT rate was extended The five-star hotel in Dublin saw its average room rate rise by 19% in euro terms last yearThu Feb 23 2023 - 05:30
Market optimism may be misplacedWhile markets have started the year positively and inflation seems to be in retreat, there are a number of worrying signsTue Feb 21 2023 - 05:00
AIB has not always stayed mum on distressed debt cases Lender was happy to defend itself when pursuing debts tied to Ivan Yates a decade agoMon Feb 20 2023 - 17:26
Everyone is half right in Leprechaun economics rowPaul Krugman says Irish officials are in denialMon Feb 20 2023 - 16:02
‘Treacherous path’ ahead for crypto investorsOptimism from the sector’s big players needs to be taken with a large pinch of saltSat Feb 18 2023 - 06:05
Companies set to benefit from improved family leave measuresBank of Ireland’s move to improve parental leave offering should widen the talent pool it can accessSat Feb 18 2023 - 05:00
